adrienne maree brown's gorgeous spell-poem "Spell for Grief or Letting Go" has gotten me through like 40% of the past year; maybe it'll help you get through today.

If you need to hear someone say this: I believe you. And I'm sorry. And it's not your fault.

Take a walk, drink a water, eat a fruit, or eat the chocolate cake and drink the whiskey if that's what today needs and it won't make you feel worse later, or maybe you decide that it's worth it to feel worse later, or maybe you eat something with more nutrients instead, and ultimately that's for you and literally no one else to decide.

If you need someone to give you the go-ahead to make that emergency appointment with your therapist, this is me giving you that go-ahead.

If you need to play hooky today, play hooky.

Bottom line: do whatever you need to do.

I love you. I'm with you. And you only ever have to get through the next ten seconds.

One last thing:

I was beyond honored to be asked by fellow coach Elenna Benton to participate in her Coaching With Integrity Summit, to talk about some of the ways that coaches (and leaders in general) can buck the status quo and live more in line with our values. It starts October 1st; my talk is on the very first day. I so loved doing this interview with Elenna - can't wait to share it with you. And the other speakers she has lined up are K I L L E R. Sign up here, or see more info on her Instagram page.

I see you. I'm with you. I'm sorry that today is happening. I'm sending you all the strength in the world.